North Korean rockets contain duel use parts made in the West

CBS News:

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Before launch, North Korea filed a Notice to Airmen and Mariners, warning them that debris may fall from the sky in a designated area. The South Koreans, in turn, knew exactly where to go in an attempt to recover the debris for intelligence purposes.

To block the South Koreans from collecting their debris, the North Koreans rigged the rocket with explosives that were supposed to detonate after boosting the satellite into orbit, Griffiths says. The rocket was meant to self-destruct, rendering its parts unrecognizable. But that system failed, says Griffiths, leaving the South Koreans with a debris field to collect and analyze.

"This was a gold mine," correspondent David Martin says. "You just get this in-depth, excruciatingly detailed understanding of how these missiles work."

Investigators could also trace where the parts came from. Some parts had a manufacturer's logo and serial numbers on them, allowing investigators to trace the origin and supply chain. And one component, called a pressure transmitter, was sourced to a well-known company in the West.

"It was a major transatlantic defense contractor, one of the biggest players in the U.S., if not NATO, defense market," Griffiths tells Martin.

The pressure transmitter had been manufactured in the United Kingdom, and the company, Martin says, is a household name in the U.S. 60 Minutes is not revealing the manufacturer's name, per U.N. request, because that company is cooperating with Griffiths' investigation.

Griffiths explains that after the pressure transmitter was manufactured in the U.K., the company shipped it legally to Taiwan. From there, the group that bought it, Royal Team Corporation, brought them to North Korea during a trade fair, where large numbers of foreign businessmen are invited to attend and to show off their civilian technology.

"These are pieces of technology that are manufactured in the West, and they are what's called dual-use technology," Martin says. "They have an innocent use, and they have a sinister use. And it's very hard to police dual-use technology because, of course, the person that's trying to get it always says they want it for the innocent use. And that's the gap that North Korea makes these deals through."

Major Western companies may not be aware their parts are being purchased for North Korea, Griffiths explains. Rather, North Korea relies on foreign businessmen in places like Hong Kong, Taiwan, Beijing, Singapore, and Malaysia to acquire the equipment for them without giving off any association with North Korea.
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There is more including several pictures of the debris from the rocket.  There is an opportunity for the US and other western countries in finding this connection.  It should not be that hard to sell the North Koreans parts that will cause their rockets to fail.